{"id":15698,"date":"2026-01-27T08:12:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T13:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artspond.com\/?page_id=15698"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:44:33","slug":"ilmgo-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artspond.com\/fr\/ilmgo-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"I Love My Gig Ontario 2025: Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb12782″ css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb2\/3″][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]We\u2019re excited to share the final projects from the 13 Fellows in I Love My Gig Ontario 2025. Each Fellow took time to look back on their pandemic experiences and explore what care can look like now and in the future. The Fellows call on us to help carry their wisdom forward and let it guide how we care for one another in the years ahead.<\/p>\n

Our thanks to the Care Team<\/a><\/strong> for their vital support. We also thank the Canada Council for the Arts, Government of Canada, Ontario Arts Council, and Government of Ontario for their generous funding.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1769517345862{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″ css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1770275508034{margin-bottom: 25px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15316″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bb1920×1080″ onclick=\u00a0\u00bbcustom_link\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/artspond.com\/bad-for-business\/\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n

Bad for Business<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

By Kamee Abrahamian
\n<\/strong>February 4, 2026<\/p>\n

This piece is a poetic reflection on care, creativity, and politicized artmaking. It is rooted in diasporic experience, burnout, and belonging. It weaves personal narrative, community visioning, and a residency experiment into a call for relational, rest-centered cultural work.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″ css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1770275516314{margin-bottom: 25px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15346″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bb1920×1080″ onclick=\u00a0\u00bbcustom_link\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/artspond.com\/alphabetical-order\/\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n

Alphabetical Order<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

By Abhimanyu
\n<\/strong>February 4, 2026<\/p>\n

An A to Z of one tweet\u2019s COVID fallout: anxiety, threats, Poha breakfasts, love and therapy, all guiding a gentle decision about where home, safety, and a future can still exist.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″ css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1770275526335{margin-bottom: 25px !important;background-color: #FFFFFF !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15352″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bb1920×1080″ onclick=\u00a0\u00bbcustom_link\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/artspond.com\/ilmgo-projects\/care-as-resistance\/\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n

Care as Resistance<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

By Claudia Arana
\n<\/strong>February 4, 2026<\/p>\n

This work-in-progress is a collection of poems, essays, and curatorial writing that explores how artists use care as a way to heal, connect, and stand up to harmful systems.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1769517357872{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″ css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1769517545762{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15381″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bb1920×1080″ onclick=\u00a0\u00bbcustom_link\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/artspond.com\/love-notes-to-a-new-parent\/\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n

Love Notes to a New Parent<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

By Jayal Chung
\n<\/strong>February 4, 2026<\/p>\n

A zine on queer parenting through the pandemic that features illustrations, prompts, and excerpt writing entries.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″ css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1769517553744{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15492″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bb1920×1080″ onclick=\u00a0\u00bbcustom_link\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/artspond.com\/the-secret-gift-life-becoming\/\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n

The Secret Gift and Life Becoming<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

By Michele Anne-Marie Dickson
\n<\/strong>February 4, 2026<\/p>\n

This work reflects on how the pandemic has changed daily life and creative work, exploring resilience, inner energy, and ways of connecting with and caring for others during future challenges.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″ css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1769517563743{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15878″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bb1920×1080″ onclick=\u00a0\u00bbcustom_link\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/artspond.com\/elemental-remembrance\/\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n

Elemental Remembrance<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

By LOR
\n<\/strong>February 4, 2026<\/p>\n

A reflective work shaped by pandemic solitude, drawing on nature and the elements to explore resilience, connection, and a sense of belonging beyond isolation.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1769517357872{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″ css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1769517545762{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15688″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bb1920×1080″ onclick=\u00a0\u00bbcustom_link\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/artspond.com\/ilmgo-projects\/everyones-child-matters\/\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n

Everyone’s Child Matters<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

By Star Nahwegahbo
\n<\/strong>February 4, 2026<\/p>\n

A reflective story using art to process loss after the pandemic, honouring a loved one and calling for compassion, accountability, and being a safe place for others.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″ css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1769517553744{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15689″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bb1920×1080″ onclick=\u00a0\u00bbcustom_link\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/artspond.com\/ilmgo-projects\/wild-offerings\/\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n

Wild Offerings<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

By Jillian Peever
\n<\/strong>February 4, 2026<\/p>\n

A reflective account of post\u2011pandemic artistic practice that uses nature, movement, and self\u2011care to explore sustainable ways of working, reconnecting, and building capacity for care, community, and resilience during future crises.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″ css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1769517563743{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15534″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bb1920×1080″ onclick=\u00a0\u00bbcustom_link\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/artspond.com\/future-the-blank-canvas\/\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n

Future \u2026 The Blank Canvas<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

By Rojin Shafiei
\n<\/strong>February 4, 2026<\/p>\n

Inspired by COVID-19, this work imagines a fairer world in crisis. It addresses inequality, grief, and recovery, highlighting art as a tool for care, resilience, and connection in uncertain times.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1769517357872{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″ css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1769517545762{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15607″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bb1920×1080″ onclick=\u00a0\u00bbcustom_link\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/artspond.com\/bloom-anyway\/\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n

Bloom Anyway<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

By Affrica Spence
\n<\/strong>February 4, 2026<\/p>\n

A colouring, poetry, and mini mental health booklet inspired by the experiences of Black and Disabled women during the pandemic.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″ css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1769517553744{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15717″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bb1920×1080″ onclick=\u00a0\u00bbcustom_link\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/artspond.com\/exploring-care-based-futures\/\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n

Exploring Care-Based Futures<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

By Amanda Tkaczyk
\n<\/strong>February 4, 2026<\/p>\n

A creative guide re-imagining volunteering in Ontario, offering practical tools to address challenges while supporting care, resilience, and new paths away from burnout.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″ css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1769517563743{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15890″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bb1920×1080″ onclick=\u00a0\u00bbcustom_link\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/artspond.com\/masked-mondays\/\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n

Masked Mondays<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

By Aquil Virani
\n<\/strong>February 4, 2026<\/p>\n

Masked Mondays<\/em>\u00a0promotes regular mask-mandatory times at cultural venues, helping make arts spaces safer and more accessible for everyone through a focus on care, inclusion, and shared responsibility.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1769517357872{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″ css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1769517545762{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15868″ img_size=\u00a0\u00bb1920×1080″ onclick=\u00a0\u00bbcustom_link\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb link=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/artspond.com\/plate-spinner\/\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n

Plate Spinner<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

By Velvet Wells
\n<\/strong>February 4, 2026<\/p>\n

This project challenges productivity culture and embraces rest, accessibility, and community care. It explores disability awareness and Afrofuturist visions to imagine healthier, more sustainable ways of creating and connecting.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″ css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1769517553744{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3″ css=\u00a0\u00bb.vc_custom_1769517563743{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner disable_element=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n

Looking back, looking forward<\/h3>\n
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Sometimes the most radical act is to be still when the world demands performance.<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 Fellow, I Love My Gig Ontario 2025<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This fellowship began five years to the day after the first pandemic lockdowns in Ontario.<\/p>\n

With that distance, the Fellows were able to look back with honesty and look forward with hope. Their visions of care share a grounded urgency, shaped by what they have carried for so long and what they know still needs to change. They are imagining pathways to caring futures that feel practical and possible, even in the middle of ongoing uncertainty. During their fellowship journeys, many of the Fellows spoke about how meaningful it was simply to gather with others who reflected their lived experience, describing the space as one where \u201cI did not have to translate myself before speaking.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>The trust they nurtured with each other in a very short period of time was inspiring, and, yes, downright infectious<\/em>. It fed into a space of creativity and care that shared much hope for the future of an ecology that is often otherwise displaced and fractured.<\/p>\n

The pandemic did not end all at once<\/h3>\n
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For some of us, the pandemic is still ongoing.<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 Fellow, I Love My Gig Ontario 2025<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As I spent time with the Fellows\u2019 projects, I kept coming back to how real and current their experiences feel. Their stories reminded me that there was no single moment when the pandemic simply ended. COVID is still shaping people\u2019s health, work, relationships, and stability to this day.<\/p>\n

During the fellowship, some described it as \u201cstill adjusting life around risk\u201d<\/em> and many shared they are still learning how to move through uncertainty, isolation, illness, and shifting conditions.\u00a0One participant said, \u201cIt never really ended. We just had to learn how to move through it,\u201d<\/em> a sentiment that echoed throughout the cohort. These ongoing realities influence people\u2019s health, safety, income, and access to community, and they shaped every part of the stories, insights, and care practices shared with us. Their reflections made clear that any planning for future crises must acknowledge the continuing nature of this crisis.<\/p>\n

Alongside these ongoing pandemic realities, many Fellows also spoke about how the wider global context is shaping their sense of safety and care today. Wars, rising authoritarianism, climate disasters, and economic instability have created a backdrop of collective anxiety that makes every crisis feel heavier and more interconnected. In one session, a Fellow noted that \u201cthe world feels like it is on fire in more ways than one,\u201d<\/em> capturing how global conflict and upheaval now sit beside pandemic recovery. These overlapping pressures deepen the risks faced by communities already pushed to the margins and remind us that future preparedness must consider not only public health, but the cascading impacts of a world in prolonged crisis.<\/p>\n

A generous body of creative work<\/h3>\n
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Art can be one of the strongest tools for care.<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 Fellow, I Love My Gig Ontario 2025<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

We asked each Fellow to create a personal project of about 1,800 to 2,500 words or an equivalent mix of images, audio, or video. Many offered much more. Some less. Regardless, we celebrate every word as the morsels of light and wisdom they are at the edge of the abyss. Together, they shared more than 27,500 words, including 22 poems, along with more than 100 audiovisual assets, including artworks, photographs, illustrations, and 25 minutes of video and sound pieces. Fellows expressed relief at having a creative container to tackle their feelings about the pandemic while also trying to survive many other crises, with one saying, \u201cThis is one place where I feel at peace. Otherwise it is not okay.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>And another sharing, \u201cMaking things was the only way I could make sense of the constant crisis.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

A cohort shaped by many lived realities<\/h3>\n
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It was the first time in a long time I felt reflected in the room.<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 Fellow, I Love My Gig Ontario 2025<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Fellows brought a wide mix of identities and lived experiences. Participants included creators, producers, caregivers, and changemakers from across the artistic, creative, and cultural industries. The cohort included Racialized and Indigenous people, Deaf and Disabled participants, Women, trans, and nonbinary people, Youth, 2SLGBTQIA+ participants, and people living in suburban, rural, and remote communities. They came from 9 of 13 regions in Southeastern, Southwestern, and Northern Ontario, including London, Hamilton, Cambridge, Toronto, York, Scarborough, Markham, Richmond Hill, Demorestville, Wellington, Ottawa, Burk\u2019s Falls, Manitoulin Island, and Thunder Bay.<\/p>\n

Emotional clarity and honest storytelling<\/h3>\n
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I am still trying to process what I went through.<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 Fellow, I Love My Gig Ontario 2025<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Fellows spoke with honesty about what these past years have felt like from the inside. They touched on burnout, caregiving, disability, family life, identity, grief, joy, and the pressures facing gig workers in arts and culture today. Their emotional clarity helped ground this fellowship in the reality of what it takes to survive and create during long periods of disruption. Several named how rare it was to be in a space where they \u201cdid not have to explain why today is hard.\u201d\u00a0<\/em> In these difficult times, I acknowledge we asked a lot of the Fellows. They rose to the challenge with much humility and heart.<\/p>\n

Living through crisis in a world that has moved on<\/h3>\n
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We are trying to make life happen in the midst of one crisis after another.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 Fellow, I Love My Gig Ontario 2025<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Many people are still living in crisis conditions, even if the world around them has moved on. The Fellows talked about long term impacts of the pandemic on health, income, access, and wellbeing. They also reflected on how these pressures stack with other crises in what often feels like an age of apocalypse, including housing shortages, cost of living stress, climate emergencies, and more. One Fellow reflected that even noticing certain crises \u201cfeels like a luxury\u201d<\/em> when survival needs are overwhelming.<\/p>\n

The weight carried by creative caregivers<\/h3>\n
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A lot of us are caring for others while barely holding ourselves together.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 Fellow, I Love My Gig Ontario 2025<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I also saw how much our care systems rely on people who are driven but tired and increasingly worn out. Many Fellows are creative caregivers, educators, parents, and frontline helpers. They are already doing so much to support themselves and others through the ongoing pressures of the pandemic and the wider cracks in our social systems. It is hard to carry that survival work while also trying to push for the kind of systems change that would help communities thrive. Their stories reminded us that future preparedness has to include real support for the people who hold so much together.<\/p>\n

Suggestions we can act on<\/h3>\n
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Group chats and care are small, but they kept us going.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 Fellow, I Love My Gig Ontario 2025<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

First, we can help people lean on each other more by making community engaged approaches to mutual aid easier to build and sustain on a local to global scale. This includes strengthening access to care circles before the next crisis, improving simple communication tools, and creating small emergency supports that are easy to access. I was moved by the power of Fellows\u2019 visions for small relational networks. Simple systems like group chats, pods, and peer circles helped people stay grounded and connected when formal structures fell short. These networks may seem small, but they make a huge difference in a crisis.<\/p>\n

Volunteerism as a care pratice<\/h3>\n
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Volunteering should lift a community, not drain the people who show up to help.<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 Fellow, I Love My Gig Ontario 2025<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Second, I was also moved by the reflections shared about volunteerism and the role it plays in community care. Several Fellows talked about how often people want to offer their time yet feel stretched thin, uncertain about expectations, or unsure if their efforts will truly make a difference. Their insights highlighted the need for volunteer systems that honour limits, offer clarity, and make participation feel sustainable instead of draining. As one Fellow shared, \u201cPeople are willing to give their time, but they need to know it will matter and that they will not be carrying the whole weight alone.\u201d<\/em> This guidance encourages us to shape future programs in ways that respect capacity and build systems that support everyone involved.<\/p>\n

Rethinking cultural spaces for safety and access<\/h3>\n
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Access is not extra. It is the foundation.<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 Fellow, I Love My Gig Ontario 2025<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Third, the Fellows also encouraged us to rethink cultural spaces as places where safety and access come first, with better ventilation, mask friendly options, clear safety practices, ASL or LSQ and captioning, hybrid participation, flexible illness policies, slowness, and disability justice at the center. And they reminded us to follow the leadership of Immunocompromised, Mad, Disabled, Deaf, and other marginalized communities as we plan future programs. One participant noted that predictable mask-friendly hours in cultural spaces \u201cwould make the difference between staying home or showing up.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Care is personal and structural at the same time<\/h3>\n
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Care fails when systems fail.<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 Fellow, I Love My Gig Ontario 2025<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Fellows also pointed to the bigger structural issues woven through their experiences, including racism, colonial systems, housing precarity, mental health access, and the unstable reality of gig work. Their projects show that care is personal and structural at the same time, and that good planning has to address both layers. One person said quietly in a meeting, \u201cIt is hard to care for yourself when the structures around you keep shaking,\u201d<\/em> which reflected a shared truth across the group. Many participants described navigating gaps in services while still supporting others, reminding us how deeply personal resilience is tied to the systems we build together.<\/p>\n

Creative and embodied pathways to resilience<\/h3>\n
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Nature has been my witness.<\/em><\/div>\n
\u2014 Fellow, I Love My Gig Ontario 2025<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Many Fellows also discussed leaning on creative work and grounding practices such as somatics, movement, storytelling, spiritual, and land based practices as pathways to care. These helped them regulate, recover, and imagine futures that feel more embodied and livable. In one gathering, someone reflected that \u201cthe body remembers what the mind tries to forget,\u201d<\/em> a reminder of how creative and physical practices can hold what words cannot. Across the cohort, people described these practices as anchors that helped them reconnect with themselves and feel a sense of possibility again.<\/p>\n

Closing reflections<\/h3>\n

Overall, each of their projects offers honest guidance for what resilient care can look like. I am grateful for their clarity, generosity, and trust in sharing this work with us. As one Fellow said during a meeting, \u201cWhat we build together will outlast what tried to break us.\u201d<\/em> That spirit stayed with me as I moved through their work. Their projects show that caring futures are not abstract. They are already being created in everyday acts of courage, creativity, and connection.<\/p>\n

I hope these projects will help you spark new conversations about creative resilience and care in a pandemic-infused world. If you are curious for more information, here are two resources that should help draw a more complete picture of what we had set out to do and how we arrived here. They include our original Open Call<\/a> <\/strong>to the community and Welcome Guide<\/a><\/strong> to participants.<\/p>\n

For further reading, take a look at nine inspiring works from Caring Cultures 2025<\/a><\/strong>, a fellowship on youth-led social change and care in arts and culture.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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